Dialogue = People Talking
1) "What was said," (actual words)
2) Who is talking.
3) How it was said. (What they are doing)
By Mark Crilley, author of Brody's Ghost gives 10 tips on improving your dialogue (17 minutes)
Print this on the reverse of the dialogue chain:
Words to use instead of Said from We Are Teachers
or Said is Dead FREE from Teachers Pay Teachers
Use Cartoons to teach how to punctuate Dialogue. Give students a comic sheet to translate to dialogue.